Sridhar Raghavan, Bangalore
Ravi Murthy, Chennai
Tech heart, BSc grads
Science graduates can take heart. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to allow bachelor of science students to enroll in engineering courses starting from the current academic year in June...
Prominent education institutes under AICTE radar
AICTE is at it again. It has put out yet another public notice this time questioning even the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad for carrying out unauthorised courses, reports CNBC-TV18. 169 institutes have come under the scrutiny of the all India...
UoP policy soon on technical institutes
The Pune University will prepare a comprehensive policy on regulation of technical education in affiliated institutes by June 2007. This decision was taken at the Senate meeting held on Thursday, where many members objected to the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)...
Dynamics of Higher Technical Education - India Context
Based on several detailed studies, researches and actual experiences obtained through TIFAC (Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council, see www.tifac.org.in), the author is convinced of the need to change the existing "establishment mindsets" in many areas of our country: science & technology (S&T) institutions, academic sector, industries and governance systems, various issues and solutions have been extensively dealt with, in the books and articles by the author (where he is author and/or co-author)...
Engineering education: Can India overtake China?
The boom in engineering studies in India is fast catching up with China...
The Number game
With the 11th five-year plan set for implementation next month, the nation realises the necessity for an overhaul in higher education, which should amount to nothing less than the green revolution or the IT revolution. The need for such a massive expansion and qualitative upgrade in this sector has been evident for quite some time...
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